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[21st July 2011] [Q] Where to get T-mobile HD2?

Pardon me if I am posting at a wrong place or some awkward question but I need help, please.
I am looking for T-mobile version of HTC HD2, one comes in black box and has red/green button. But I can't find one. There are some in ebay and amazon, but what looks like either the seller are not 100% reliable or maybe the package is not unopened/intact. When I sent those supplier a mail, they told me that they had to open the box to see if all the contents are there or not. Isn't that really funny excuse that a product from T-mobile needed a checking if it is perfect or not? What worrying me is about the 16 GB micro sd card which the seller can replace with a cheap chinese one. So I am looking for 100% intact and sealed, T-mobile carrier locked phone, I will unlock it later myself. Can anyone please tell me where to get one fresh piece and how much it can cost with no contract?
My location is New York, NY-11377.

Why don't you buy straight from amazon, and not a third party seller?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...311200878&sr=8-2&seller=&colid=&condition=new
Cost: $299.99

To get a brand new t-mobile one you would have to get it from a t-mobile store or dealer and buy it out right if you can find one that is still selling them. Your best bet is Craigslist but don't rush, some one honest is bound to post one in your listing. I'm a T-mobile dealer and we might have some brand new in our warehouse. PM me if you are interested.

I'm not sure why the stress to have new unopened hd2. I use to sell on ebay and if you complete your order via paypal you'll be covered if something went wrong. Plus the 16gb that comes with the phone isn't a really good sd card. I would go with a 8gb class 6 or higher. Much better then 16gb class 2. I personally got a hd2 off ebay for $120 & then bought a transcend 8gb class 10 on ebay for $15 so my total cost was only $135. They do have new unopened hd2 on there but you'd really have to keep looking. Plus ask questions to. If they say something in the listing that's not true or if they don't list something and you have a problem with the phone you can always return it. Paypal is very good about that.
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htccraze said:
I'm not sure why the stress to have new unopened hd2. I use to sell on ebay and if you complete your order via paypal you'll be covered if something went wrong. Plus the 16gb that comes with the phone isn't a really good sd card. I would go with a 8gb class 6 or higher. Much better then 16gb class 2. I personally got a hd2 off ebay for $120 & then bought a transcend 8gb class 10 on ebay for $15 so my total cost was only $135. They do have new unopened hd2 on there but you'd really have to keep looking. Plus ask questions to. If they say something in the listing that's not true or if they don't list something and you have a problem with the phone you can always return it. Paypal is very good about that.
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Thanks htccraze for your reply, actually I was looking to buy 2 units, one is for my younger brother who is very perfectionist and always look for something fresh and new to explore, actually he gets it interesting. I have gifted him many gadgets and all where fresh, and you can't imagine the happiness I see on his face.
If it was for me only, I could grab the amazon one, as I need this for my regular android dev purposes.
I hope to take a look at nearest T-mobile store in NY.

Newegg has em for $280 unlocked, not sure if it comes with the class 2 16gb sd or not. I recommend upgrading to a much faster card anyways.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2111-Index-_-NoContractPhones-_-75502039-L06D

If I recall correctly, T-mobile has recently got the HD2 in stock, you can check their website. by the way, why is there a date within your question's title?

yeah i can see your point now. since its a gift for someone i would advise to get a new device. if your looking to buy them out right without a upgrade the lowest i've seen them is $269.99 on ebay listed here. it says new and in original packageing but i would still make sure its unopened by asking the seller.
i did see someone said they bought an hd2 with they're upgrade for $50 or something like that which i do see on they're website its available for $360 without the upgrade. also if your due for an upgrade sometime soon you can buy a phone a lot cheaper from places like wirefly.com & letstalk.com over the t-mobile store. they are new devices and come unopened and can save you about $80-$150 by buying them from there over the t-mobile store. i've even hunted down promo codes for phones i bought in the past from both sites and i was able to get a free bluetook from letstalk & i saved $80 off my order on wirefly. if you do go into the store ask them if they can come down on they're price at all because i have seen them do it. they offered me $50 off the price they listed because i said i seen it much cheaper online. just be friendly and maybe you could get a similiar offer.

BerMM said:
Newegg has em for $280 unlocked, not sure if it comes with the class 2 16gb sd or not. I recommend upgrading to a much faster card anyways.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2111-Index-_-NoContractPhones-_-75502039-L06D
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I will look forward to a better sd card. Thanks.

kawazaki said:
If I recall correctly, T-mobile has recently got the HD2 in stock, you can check their website. by the way, why is there a date within your question's title?
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I will be visiting the T-mobile store, however yesterday I tried online and the HD2 was out of stock.
I put date because the forum guideline mentioned this here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915650

htccraze said:
yeah i can see your point now. since its a gift for someone i would advise to get a new device. if your looking to buy them out right without a upgrade the lowest i've seen them is $269.99 on ebay listed here. it says new and in original packageing but i would still make sure its unopened by asking the seller.
i did see someone said they bought an hd2 with they're upgrade for $50 or something like that which i do see on they're website its available for $360 without the upgrade. also if your due for an upgrade sometime soon you can buy a phone a lot cheaper from places like wirefly.com & letstalk.com over the t-mobile store. they are new devices and come unopened and can save you about $80-$150 by buying them from there over the t-mobile store. i've even hunted down promo codes for phones i bought in the past from both sites and i was able to get a free bluetook from letstalk & i saved $80 off my order on wirefly. if you do go into the store ask them if they can come down on they're price at all because i have seen them do it. they offered me $50 off the price they listed because i said i seen it much cheaper online. just be friendly and maybe you could get a similiar offer.
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Thanks for the great support and idea, I will now hunt for deal. by the way, what upgrade you were talking about? the rom? if it is so, then me and my brother will be running windows phone 7 and android dual boot, so do i need that upgrade?
and if it is not that upgrade then what you were pointing?
the one ebay you showed I talked to them, and they replied that they had to open the box to see if the content are there or not, how funny, a product from t-mobile needed inspection!!!!
Thanks again.

yea it seems that a lot of people on ebay inspect a phone and its in great "used" shape they'll try to list it as new. the easiest way to find out if its new or not is buy taking the back cover off and looking for dust anyway. but anyway. the upgrade i was talking about is lets say you have a contract with t-mobile every two years you can get a new phone and renew your contract. by doing so you can get a phone much cheaper because your signing on to a new two year contract with them. normally they knock off a couple hundred dollars when your able to do an upgrade.
here is an example of buying a phone at wirefly with an upgrade: t-mobile.com has the mytouch 4g listed for $129.99 shown here. but if you qualify for a two year upgrade you can get the same phone from wirefly for free shown here. thats a $130 savings for the same phone using the same upgrade just buying it at a different place. this price is only good if you are a new customer or if you qualify for an upgrade. you can check to see if you do qualify for one from the site but i checked earlier and they said check back later. you can also contact t-mobile and ask them when you'll be due for one or if you know when you joined with t-mobile just add two years and thats when you'll be due for one. i joined in oct of 2009 so i will be due for my upgrade this coming oct 2011.
if you aren't due for an upgrade any time soon then your best bet would be to try online store's like circuit city and radioshack or any place like that really. both of those places though i think except promo codes so if you can hunt one down you'll be able to save some money that way.

howhi50 said:
To get a brand new t-mobile one you would have to get it from a t-mobile store or dealer and buy it out right if you can find one that is still selling them. Your best bet is Craigslist but don't rush, some one honest is bound to post one in your listing. I'm a T-mobile dealer and we might have some brand new in our warehouse. PM me if you are interested.
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I was trying to PM you but I don't know why the message is not going, checking the PM Sent Message box, it is showing 0, that means the message was not sent, I tried twice. If you can PM, then msg me.
I tried wirefly and other place, but no HD2 available there.

eBay sellers are so Fxxking greedy.......

Here is the whole story, I have been searching for the tab 7.7 a long time until i stop on these two list of the same tab 7.7, one sold by seller in singapore and the other one is sold by seller in Hong Kong, and both were selling it for $658.00 + free one day shipping. So this Saturday(03/03/12) i checked on the two listing again and found out the seller from singapore change the price to $758.00 , and the seller from Hong Kong stays the same, so with out hesitation, I made the purchase with the Hong Kong Seller, and right now(03/05/12, 3:00AM PST) I received msg from hong kong seller, telling me that they ran out of the 3G model and ask me if i want the WIFI only instead and refund me the differences, and just as i was typing my answer to them whichs : (no i want the 3G version), I check ebay again by the same Hong Kong seller, but the price increased to $758.00 , and here is the interesting part....... it's still available and there are more than 5 in stock...... so I sum up the whole thing, hong kong seller saw the price change on singapore seller, so he lied to me and told me it was out of stock, and now want me to pay more....... anyone can give me any suggestion?

Get full refund and they shouldn't be able to change the price like that. Avoid buying from there if it's that problematic and scam-like. Check out popular computer/technology forums, usually have a market place, XDA has one too. I buy computer parts from some forums and I see phones, tablets, pc/console games, tv's and a lot other accessories. Make sure they use heatware or other transaction feedback site. They offer the ability to see past sales/purchases also user feedback along with positive and negative feedback counter.
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Buy through Negri Electronics. $650. They're back ordered at the moment, but still...

Yea Negri is the way to go
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I just did a quick search for "P6800" through the Google Shopping search and found it listed at Integron Technologies as in stock for $594.99 plus shipping. Since they are in Florida, like me, I would have to pay tax as well but otherwise it seems like a good deal.
http://www.integrontech.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SAM-P6800-16GB-S&click=2
Oh, and I just did a seach on ebay and found this for $649.00 plus free shipping with the item location listed as in California.

Thx for all the replies, They just got back to me saying: "Don't be confused, we raise the price cause we ran out of stock so ppl won't buy it at that high price, and the item you look at is already ended." I told them to put me on the wait list whichs gonna be another week man I HATE waiting!!!!!! but for sure I'm going to get it!!!! and thank you all for the replies. cheers to all of us that r using the tab 7.7 !!! YAY!!!

Its too bad =[

ebay australia has a group deal for 3G model 598AUD shipped.
Not sure if you guys overseas are eligible, but hope its useful to someone.
http://groupbuy.ebay.com.au/

32gb 3G grey note 10.1 on ebay

I just found this today: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-NEW-S...20975390290?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item1c2ab1f652
Brand new 32gb 3g Note 10.1 for $629.95, which is a lot cheaper than any 16gb 3g I have seen. What do you guys think? Suspicious? This guy does have over 1.5k feedback

Evo 4G63 said:
I just found this today: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-NEW-S...20975390290?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item1c2ab1f652
Brand new 32gb 3g Note 10.1 for $629.95, which is a lot cheaper than any 16gb 3g I have seen. What do you guys think? Suspicious? This guy does have over 1.5k feedback
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Ive looked everywhere for one with no luck, so it seems odd a person on ebay would be the first to have and sell one. Definitely ask for more details and aome evidwnce before proceeding.

I would be careful he might just have cut and pasted the spec, this might be wifi only, i would send him a message.
John.

Remember too it won't have any warranty. Samsung doesn't provide any type of warranty support for products sold outside their intended country/region of sale. If you buy it on eBay you can get a SquareTrade warranty for it. You'll still have to pay roundtrip shipping to whatever country the Note you purchase is actually from should it need repair. They won't repair it in the U.S. even at your expense. If you buy a U.S. Note in the U.S from a non-authorized reseller they won't cover that either.
If you buy from Negri or Expansys-USA they'll provide warranty support during the two-year manufacturer's warranty by sending it to one of their overseas affiliates on your behalf. Buying from Clove or Handtec also protects the warranty because you'd be purchasing from a dealer authorized to sell in the country your Note was purchased in.
Samsung's very strict at enforcing their warranty terms and this has been tested time-and-time again.

Evo 4G63 said:
I just found this today: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-NEW-S...20975390290?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item1c2ab1f652
Brand new 32gb 3g Note 10.1 for $629.95, which is a lot cheaper than any 16gb 3g I have seen. What do you guys think? Suspicious? This guy does have over 1.5k feedback
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The model number is 8013 which is WiFi only. The auction title does not mention 3G. The 3G is only in the specifications provided by eBay, which is often wrong. I think this is WiFi only, and a high price for that.

figured it was too good to be true :crying:

$599 shipped New Egg till 11/27

With used N7100s selling for over $600 on Ebay and a dearth of them on the closing marketplace here, I think it will be awhile for prices to drop into the $500-$550 range. I pulled the trigger on one. New Egg has a 30 day return policy and ships quickly. I buy all my PC building parts from them.
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 Titanium Gray 3G Unlocked Cell Phone w/ 5.5" Super AMOLED Touch Screen / Bluetooth 4.0
$30 off w/ promo code EMCYTZT2557, ends 11/27

And then you go to pay, and they say the device may be manually unlocked with scratches...
I didn't order, and bought for 550$ from eBay.

DubelBoom said:
And then you go to pay, and they say the device may be manually unlocked with scratches...
I didn't order, and bought for 550$ from eBay.
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The N7100 does not have to be "manually unlocked"
That is for US carrier phones that need to be PHYSICALLY unlocked! LOL Its a disclaimer that does not apply to already factory unlocked phones. and with a 14 day no questions asked return policy, there is not much risk taking here. NewEgg is a very reputable online store.
The only phone on Ebay for $550 was or is a used white one missing accessories. I did not see any new devices selling for $550. I would have bought it if it was a US company.
ALL unlocked phone sellers should have that disclaimer.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Cell-Phones...=1&_from=R40&_nkw=samsung+galaxy+note+2+n7100

There was a black friday deal on ebay for a BRAND NEW Galaxy Note 2. for $550. They sold 1,000.
see if this link works for you, its an expired listing now. but u might still be able to view it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/35064879333...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I think newegg.com extended the sale to 11/27/2012

I purchased mine from Newegg, beginning of November when they had it on sale for $589. It was brand new in the box and runs SWEET!

Noodile said:
There was a black friday deal on ebay for a BRAND NEW Galaxy Note 2. for $550. They sold 1,000.
see if this link works for you, its an expired listing now. but u might still be able to view it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/35064879333...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Very nice...Missed that one by a mile.

tbong777 said:
Very nice...Missed that one by a mile.
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Chances are that there will be another for Christmas.
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I jumped on the $49 with rebate Tmobile deal. TMobile screwed up soooo badly that online orders got canceled and my phone order didn't get processed till after the deal was closed in their system. So as result they manually gave the deal, $49 and I do not have to do the mail in rebate. So not bad, I can get the phone for $49 + $200 etf + $63 for the month of service. Wish I had ordered 3 more.

sauron0101 said:
Chances are that there will be another for Christmas.
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I am sure and in January maybe $500 LOL At some point I had to jump. Anything less than used pricing was good enough. $550 would have been great. But My Note is on Ebay now and that would be worth less as the Note II goes down so it's a wash going forward. But yeah $550 would have been sweet considering the used ones are selling for new prices on Ebay. Crazy! I am curious what my blemished Note will bring. Its at $290 I had a BIN price pf $350 with 32GB SD Card. But that's gone with the first bid. 5 day auction so it won't be active until later this week.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200854285526?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Has Anyone Bought the I9500 in the US?

Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to ask that does anyone in the US got the I9500? If anyone of you do, please do let me know. I am waiting for some info on this before buying.

hell_storm2004 said:
Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to ask that does anyone in the US got the I9500? If anyone of you do, please do let me know. I am waiting for some info on this before buying.
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I ordered the I9500 from Negri Electronics. Waiting for shipping. What do you want to know?

Just wanted to know that what is the best place to get them and are they really shipping I9500's rather than unlocked I9505's. I looked up Amazon and Ebay. But the comments on the amazon one's are putting me off. And eBay.. somehow i just don't want to trust for something that worth $800.
Also needed to know a little about the warranty on this. The I9500 would come with a 1 year warranty by default, right?

hell_storm2004 said:
Just wanted to know that what is the best place to get them and are they really shipping I9500's rather than unlocked I9505's. I looked up Amazon and Ebay. But the comments on the amazon one's are putting me off. And eBay.. somehow i just don't want to trust for something that worth $800.
Also needed to know a little about the warranty on this. The I9500 would come with a 1 year warranty by default, right?
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I have ordered on Negri Electronics for 798 dollars + 54 dollars DHL shipping fee to France.

Oh so you are shipping it to France! I thought you were in US!

hell_storm2004 said:
Oh so you are shipping it to France! I thought you were in US!
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Yes. Europe doesn't offer I9500, so the only way is to import from USA or other county. And yes, the warranty will be US 1 year warranty

I am willing to pay a little more up front because in the long run, it would be cheaper for me. I checked contract phones, and they are coming up to $120 a month for AT&T (unlimited talk/text + 3GB LTE). I can easily wrap it up in the in $60 by sticking with my AT&T prepaid. Plus i am not speed freak when it comes to internet. Most of the time am at home with Wi-Fi.
My only concern is warranty. Where do i get my issues fixed when i have an international version. I hope Samsung USA would be willing to take it in!

I got mine from Expansys which I can confirm is the 9500. Used them before a few times without any issues and returned a DOA to them a couple years ago without drama which was exchanged for another (same) unit. I'm not too worried about the warranty as a year is all I need and my credit card doubles it anyways. I have never had to use that warranty however so I cant claim to know how it plays out in that regard. I'm pretty sure its not going to be as easy as walking into a local carrier store and dropping the old broken phone on the counter and leaving with a new one.

I brought mine from ebay for 699 USD and posted out to Spain. LIke other buyers here from Europe the local version is the i9505. But the I9500 in my eyes was worth it. (Slightly faster and better battery) HSDPA 42.2 Mbps is fine for me and I dont have LTE where I live.
No issues, well apart from a spec of dust under the screen! I'm just going to put up with it I think, but have contacted Samsung Spain to see if anything can be done. No doubt they will tell me to deal with Samsung USA.

Well the price of Negri electronics are a little more reasonable, than cellhut.com and expansys.com.